spiral arms

spiral arms
спиральные ветки

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  • Spiral galaxy — A spiral galaxy is a galaxy belonging to one of the three main classes of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work “The Realm of the Nebulae” [cite book |last=Hubble |first=E. P. |authorlink=Edwin Hubble |title=The Realm of… …   Wikipedia

  • spiral — 01. The birds were flying loops and [spirals] through the trees, and across the sky. 02. Most of the galaxies in the universe have a [spiral] shape. 03. We put a [spiral] binding on the book, so it could be opened and lain flat on a desk. 04.… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • spiral — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 winding about a centre in an enlarging or decreasing continuous circular motion, either on a flat plane or rising in a cone; coiled. 2 winding continuously along or as if along a cylinder, like the thread of a screw. n. 1 a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spiral — adjective winding in a continuous and gradually widening (or tightening) curve around a central point or axis. ↘winding in a continuous curve of constant diameter about a central axis, as though along a cylinder; helical. ↘Astronomy denoting… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Spiral Zone — is a futuristic cartoon syndicated in 1987 involving the world s five most elite soldiers fighting a renegade scientist who has invented a mind control bacteria and taken over half of the world (the afflicted area is in the shape of a spiral,… …   Wikipedia

  • Spiral (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Spiral Mike McKone, artist comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Spiral real name=Rita Wayword publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Longshot #1 (September, 1985) creators=Ann Nocenti Art Adams alliance… …   Wikipedia

  • Spiral — In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a central point, getting progressively farther away as it revolves around the point.piral or helixA spiral and a helix are two terms that are easily confused, but represent different objects …   Wikipedia

  • spiral nebula — noun a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center • Syn: ↑spiral galaxy • Hypernyms: ↑galaxy, ↑extragalactic nebula • Hyponyms: ↑Andromeda galaxy * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spiral (TV series) — Infobox Television show name = Spiral format = Drama network = Canal+ creator = Alexandra Clert Guy Patrick Sainderichin executive producer = head writer = starring = Caroline Proust Grégory Fitoussi distributor = first aired = 13 December 2005… …   Wikipedia

  • spiral galaxy — noun a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center • Syn: ↑spiral nebula • Hypernyms: ↑galaxy, ↑extragalactic nebula • Hyponyms: ↑Andromeda galaxy …   Useful english dictionary

  • spiral galaxy — noun Date: 1913 a galaxy exhibiting a central nucleus or barred structure from which extend curved arms of higher luminosity called also spiral nebula …   New Collegiate Dictionary


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